International Polar Day

-------------------- The International Polar Year (IPY) science and education community warmly encourages you to join them this Thursday, 4 December 2008, to celebrate IPY Above The Poles Day. Whether you are a scientist, student, young researcher, teacher, artist, educator, or parent, there will be many ways to participate. For further information, please go to: http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/detail/abovethepoles.

Scheduled activities include:

Virtual Weather Balloons: Launch a virtual weather balloon to show your involvement and log the weather where you are.

Multi-lingual Weather Observation Activities Participate with other schools, communities, and education centers around the world with these weather observation activities. The activities have been translated by volunteer teachers and are available in several languages, including: Arabic, Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

Live Events:Two live events will allow you to ask questions of researchers in the Arctic and Antarctic, and of experts from around the world. These events are free to join; you must have access to the Internet or a phone.

We thank these members for their ongoing support of the UArctic website:

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a cooperative network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations concerned with education and research in and about the North. UArctic builds and strengthens collective resources and collaborative infrastructure that enables member institutions to better serve their constituents and their regions. Through cooperation in education, research and outreach we enhance human capacity in the North, promote viable communities and sustainable economies, and forge global partnerships.